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How To Repurpose Bi-Fold Doors Into A Cute Bench

October 10, 2013 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Last weekend I saw these bifold doors and pallet on the side of the road. The doors were really nice. Solid pine. I happened to be driving my husband’s truck, and I threw them in the back. We also had these headboards from an old set of bunk beds that the boys had. The wood was […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Moneysavers Tagged With: children's bench, reclaimed wood, repurposing bifold doors, repurposing furniture, repurposing headboards, storage bench, toy box, trash to tr, trash to treasure

Think outside the (flower) box.

October 5, 2013 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

My husband built a bunch of these flower boxes, but they never got used. They were just lying around in his shop collecting dust, so, I turned them into something else. I took two and painted them purple using one of those free paint samples from the paint store. My husband had some drawer pulls in […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY Tagged With: bookshelves, flower boxes, trash to treasure

Mini dresser transformation. For free (or close to it).

September 17, 2013 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Here’s another side-of-the-road freebie — this little end table/cabinet /dresser thing. I picked that sucker up as soon as I saw it sitting out there all alone… But I don’t really care for that veneered/laminate wood look. And I really really don’t like the hardware.   So I took off the hardware, put on one […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Timesavers Tagged With: how to score free paint, painting used furniture, redecorating furniture, trash to treasure

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